Please add an option to switch to old art style

[BurkeyTurgerz]

Everything about the sequel looks great - but the new art style is frankly terrible. Way too clean - looks like a cartoon. Seen lots of comments on social media that many aren't going to buy it just because of the new style. There should at least be some kind of switch ALA Binding of Isaac Rebirth which lets you go back to old style.

[REE]

What? This is a new game, there IS no other art style, what do you mean? Should they do ALL the art twice? Should they also make a 3D version for those who prefere that? I don't get it..

People REALLY doesn't have a clue how games are made today...

[GeekFurious]

LOL! Switch back? Do you think game design is magic?

[TemmieNeko]

Originally posted by BurkeyTurgers:

Everything about the sequel looks great - but the new art style is frankly terrible. Way too clean - looks like a cartoon. Seen lots of comments on social media that many aren't going to buy it just because of the new style. There should at least be some kind of switch ALA Binding of Isaac Rebirth which lets you go back to old style.

even in your own example, you mention Binding of isaac ( originally a Flash game ) and then the remake on Steam... which don';t let you toggle the graphical style. this isn't a port lol, this isn't Wonder Boy : dragons trap.

[BurkeyTurgerz]

Originally posted by TemmieNeko:

Originally posted by BurkeyTurgers:

Everything about the sequel looks great - but the new art style is frankly terrible. Way too clean - looks like a cartoon. Seen lots of comments on social media that many aren't going to buy it just because of the new style. There should at least be some kind of switch ALA Binding of Isaac Rebirth which lets you go back to old style.

even in your own example, you mention Binding of isaac ( originally a Flash game ) and then the remake on Steam... which don';t let you toggle the graphical style. this isn't a port lol, this isn't Wonder Boy : dragons trap.

In Rebirth, you can toggle filter which reduces the pixelated style and makes it resemble the old flash version.

[BurkeyTurgerz]

Originally posted by GeekFurious:

LOL! Switch back? Do you think game design is magic?

I didn't say switch back completely, just want an option to revert to old style as the new style looks like some Nickelodeon-eque kiddie crap. Kind of like the new Battletoads. It's ugly af.

[BurkeyTurgerz]

Originally posted by Kalicola:

What? This is a new game, there IS no other art style, what do you mean? Should they do ALL the art twice? Should they also make a 3D version for those who prefere that? I don't get it..

People REALLY doesn't have a clue how games are made today...

I may not know how games are made these days, but I know ugly when I see it. It could be a filter just to add some pixelation to the game.

[REE]

Originally posted by BurkeyTurgers:

Originally posted by GeekFurious:

LOL! Switch back? Do you think game design is magic?

I didn't say switch back completely, just want an option to revert to old style as the new style looks like some Nickelodeon-eque kiddie crap. Kind of like the new Battletoads. It's ugly af.

I DO agree on this.. I like Pixel art better for this.. But the new style is not bad at all, for this kind of art.. great colors and contrast, great particle effects and so on. I prefere pixel art, but I also like this :-) I wouldn't call it crap at all

[BlackBone]

Originally posted by BurkeyTurgers:

Originally posted by Kalicola:

What? This is a new game, there IS no other art style, what do you mean? Should they do ALL the art twice? Should they also make a 3D version for those who prefere that? I don't get it..

People REALLY doesn't have a clue how games are made today...

I may not know how games are made these days, but I know ugly when I see it. It could be a filter just to add some pixelation to the game.

I have bad news for you on being able to recognize ugly things.

[BurkeyTurgerz]

Originally posted by BlackBone:

Originally posted by BurkeyTurgers:

I may not know how games are made these days, but I know ugly when I see it. It could be a filter just to add some pixelation to the game.

I have bad news for you on being able to recognize ugly things.

Cringe, please try to roast better

[TemmieNeko]

Originally posted by BurkeyTurgers:

Originally posted by TemmieNeko:

even in your own example, you mention Binding of isaac ( originally a Flash game ) and then the remake on Steam... which don';t let you toggle the graphical style. this isn't a port lol, this isn't Wonder Boy : dragons trap.

In Rebirth, you can toggle filter which reduces the pixelated style and makes it resemble the old flash version.

no, in rebirth you can make the game pixelated, where as the original game is NOT pixelated, it's vector based flash, it's smoother thana baby's butt

[BurkeyTurgerz]

Originally posted by TemmieNeko:

Originally posted by BurkeyTurgers:

In Rebirth, you can toggle filter which reduces the pixelated style and makes it resemble the old flash version.

no, in rebirth you can make the game pixelated, where as the original game is NOT pixelated, it's vector based flash, it's smoother thana baby's butt

Pretty sure the default setting for this is off in Rebirth? So it comes with the pixelated look - you can turn the filter on to smooth it out and resemble the original better (albet not completely) I would uninstall/delete data to check but not losing 700+ hours :D

[TemmieNeko]

Originally posted by BurkeyTurgers:

Originally posted by TemmieNeko:

no, in rebirth you can make the game pixelated, where as the original game is NOT pixelated, it's vector based flash, it's smoother thana baby's butt

Pretty sure the default setting for this is off in Rebirth? So it comes with the pixelated look - you can turn the filter on to smooth it out and resemble the original better (albet not completely) I would uninstall/delete data to check but not losing 700+ hours :D

no you fail to understand what makes vector different from pixels.
vectors are smooth lines, and scale to any resolution perfectly.
pixels ( raster based ) only heirustically scale, which leaves imperfections at higher resolutions, and muddled ones at lower resolutons.

original isaac is a flash game, they switched to pixel sprites for the steam release.
they're not even close to interchangable

[J-Cool]

I mean, Dragon Quest 11 for the 3ds and the switch version both allow you to switch between 3d and 2d retro. Granted it's basically a different game with the way it works, but it's been done.

[BurkeyTurgerz]

Originally posted by TemmieNeko:

Originally posted by BurkeyTurgers:

Pretty sure the default setting for this is off in Rebirth? So it comes with the pixelated look - you can turn the filter on to smooth it out and resemble the original better (albet not completely) I would uninstall/delete data to check but not losing 700+ hours :D

no you fail to understand what makes vector different from pixels.
vectors are smooth lines, and scale to any resolution perfectly.
pixels ( raster based ) only heirustically scale, which leaves imperfections at higher resolutions, and muddled ones at lower resolutons.

original isaac is a flash game, they switched to pixel sprites for the steam release.
they're not even close to interchangable

Thank you for explanation, probably not the best example to use in that case.

However, that still doesn't change my opinions on the aesthetics. The sequel looks far too smooth, it's just not a great look IMO - I preferred the rougher look of the original.

Don't think this is a niche opinion, I see plenty of comments sharing same feedback.

[TemmieNeko]

Originally posted by BurkeyTurgers:

Originally posted by TemmieNeko:

no you fail to understand what makes vector different from pixels.
vectors are smooth lines, and scale to any resolution perfectly.
pixels ( raster based ) only heirustically scale, which leaves imperfections at higher resolutions, and muddled ones at lower resolutons.

original isaac is a flash game, they switched to pixel sprites for the steam release.
they're not even close to interchangable

Thank you for explanation, probably not the best example to use in that case.

However, that still doesn't change my opinions on the aesthetics. The sequel looks far too smooth, it's just not a great look IMO - I preferred the rougher look of the original.

Don't think this is a niche opinion, I see plenty of comments sharing same feedback.

it's a different style, but it ends up beinf more expressive. imo, it makes the game stand out a bit more amoungst a herd of roguelite dungeon crawlers with pixels.